Coaster-wagon body



Sept. 20 1927.

O. L. LEWIS COASTER WAGON BODY Filed July 24, 1925 251/ W v L/ l l L 4IENTOR 0MM. M'

Patented Sept. 20, 1927.

- UNITED STATES v1,642,961 PATENT OFFICE.

OWEN L. LEWIS, OF ALLIANCE, OHIO, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, TO THEALLIANCE TOY & SPECIALTY COMPANY, OF ALLIANCE, OHIO, A CORPORATION 0FoHIo.

ooAsrER-WAGON BODY.

Appiication flied .Tuiy 24, 1925. serial No. 45,810.

The present invention relates to a body construction for toy coasterwagonsand provides a body the-bottoni of which is adapted to bepermanently secured to the running gear while the superstructure,consisting of this view also showing the runningrgear broken away;

Figure 3 is a side elevation of one of the side pieces of the body; andl l Figures 4 and 5 are transverse sectional views, illustrating themanner in whiclrthe 'l superstructure is attached yto and detached fromthe bottom 'of the body.

Toy wagons as at present constructed have p the body built up as a unitand secured to the running gear. Children often like tov 53 use thesewagons for coasting merely with the latbottom attached to the runninggear. The present invention enables the superstructure of the body to bereadily removed whenA it is'desired to use the wagon for coast- ":i ingand to be replaced whenit is desired to use the wagon for otherpurposes.

In the construction illustrated the body comprises the bottom 2 whichmay consist of one or several pieces secured to the front F..i andrearfbolsters 3 and 4 and to the braces 5 and 6. The superstructure ofthe body comprises the side pieces 7 and 8 and the end pieces 9 and 10.The side pieces 7 and 8 have grooves 11 and 12 extending from their ifupperedges and terminating adjacent their lower edges. In these groovesfit the end edges of the end pieces 9 and 10. The side and end piecesmay be permanently secured' together in any suitable manner Vto form a N#l5 unitary superstructure.

lVhen the superstructure is applied tothe ybottom the side pieces extenda slight' `dis' tance below the longitudinal edges of the bottom, whilethe end pieces have their 5" lower edges notched as at r13 to engage theengage the lower face of the bottom of the wagon body, as illustratedmore clearly in Figures 4 and 5. 'Ilie other side piece 7 has an`inclined groove in its inner face, the

` said groove being located adjacent the lower edge of the side pieceand centrally thereof. Pivotally mounted on the lower face of the bottom2 is a lever 16 which is adapted to have its end swung into the groove15 when the parts are in the position illustrated inY Figure 5. Thislever has a wedging action onthe walls' of the groove, which wedgingaction serves to securely fasten the superstructure to the bottom of thebody.

It will be apparent that the superstructure of the wagon body isattached to and re moved from the bottom thereof on the same planasopening and closing a door; that is, the superstructure has a hingingaction about the angle VY14 on the one side, the other side slidingvdown over thel bottom and being secured by the swinging lever 16. Thisconstruction makes it very easy to attach ,or detach the superstructurewithout disturb*- ing any of the main parts of the running gear of thewagon. j

While I have shown andv described a preferred embodiment of myinvention, it will be understood that the invention is not limited tothe-details of construction shown, but that it may be otherwise embodiedwithin the scope of the appended claim without departing from the spiritof the invention;

I claim:

In a vehicle structure, a bottom, a superstructure having oppositelydisposed edges extending below the undersurface of the bottom andoppositely disposed edges engaging the upper surfaces of the bottom forsupporting the superstructure, a securing'device carried by one of thedownwardly ex? tending edges and engaging the undersurface of the bottomand another securing device detachably cooperating with the bottom andanother edge, whereby the superstructure is removable fromv the bottomonly by a turning movement about an axis substantially parallel to theplane of the bottom to permit the separating ofthe first named securingdevice and the bottom.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand.V

OWEN L. LEWIS.

